Fractions and Decimals

Which statement describes the relationship between 5/8 and 3/4?

• 5/8 < 3/4 because 8 - 5 > 4 - 3

• 5/8 < 3/4 because 5/8 is less than 6/8, which is equivalent to 3/4

• 5/8 > 3/4 because the numerator 5 is greater than the numerator 3.

• 5/8 > 3/4 because the denominator 8 is greater than the denominator 4.

Select the two fractions that are equivalent to 3/4

• 6/8

• 6/9

• 1/12

• 9/12

• 3/8

Val says that 3/5 = 6/10. Why is Val correct or incorrect?

• Val is correct because fifths can be made into tenths by multiplying by 2 and 3 x 2 is 6.

• Val is incorrect because 10 is a bigger denominator than 5. So, tenths are bigger pieces than fifths.

• Val is incorrect because there are only 3 fifths. There are also 6 tenths. So, 3/5 ≠ 6/10.

• Val is incorrect because

  3 + 5 is less than 6 + 10.

A loaf of bread was divided into sixths. Sara ate 1/6 of the bread. Ann ate 2/6 of the bread. Kendall ate 2/6 of the bread. How much of the bread was left?

• 2/6

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 1/6

Hailey uses a total of 7/8 cup of both brown sugar and white sugar in her cookie recipe. Which combination of brown sugar and white sugar could Hailey's recipe require?

• brown sugar: 4/4 cup, white sugar: 3/4 cup

• brown sugar: 7/5 cup, white sugar: 7/3 cup

• brown sugar: 3/8 cup, white sugar: 4/8 cup

• brown sugar: 3/4 cup, white sugar: 3/5 cup

Alice buys 4 bags of soil. She pours 2/3 of each bag of soil into her garden. Which equation can be used to find out how many bags of soil Alice uses in all?

• 4 x 2/3 = 2/3

• 4/3 + 4/3 = 8

• 2/3 + 2/3 = 4

• 4 x 2/3 = 2 2/3

Marie's recipe for one batch of chocolate chip cookies called for 1/3 cup of chocolate chips. If Marie is making 5 batches of cookies, how many cups of chips will she need?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 4/3

• 1 2/3

Which expression is correct?

• 0.07 = 7/100

• 0.9 = 9/100

• 0.1 = 11/100

• 0.07 = 7/10

Which fraction has the same value as the decimal 0.42?

• 4 2/10

• 42/1000

• 42/10

• 42/100

0.3 > 0.08 because

• eight hundredths is greater than three tenths

• three tenths is closer to one whole than 8 hundredths

• three tenths is equal to eight hundredths

• eight is greater than 3